SimplePlant

Nyctaginaceae

White four o'clock

Mirabilis albida (Walter) Heimerl

Family
Nyctaginaceae
Genus
Mirabilis

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

White four o'clock: Mirabilis albida in Kyle Canyon , Spring Mountains , west of Las Vegas, Nevada
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (1)
English
White four o'clock

Synonyms

  • Abronia oblongifolia (A.Gray) Small
  • Mirabilis ciliata (Standl.) Standl.
  • Mirabilis coahuilensis (Standl.) Standl.
  • Mirabilis eutricha Shinners
  • Mirabilis grayana (Standl.) Standl.
  • Mirabilis lanceolata (Rydb.) Standl.
  • Mirabilis pauciflora (Buckley) Standl.
  • Mirabilis pseudaggregata Heimerl
  • Oxybaphus albidus (Walter) Sweet
  • Oxybaphus coahuilensis (Standl.) Weath.
  • Oxybaphus comatus (Small) Weath.
  • Oxybaphus grayanus (Standl.) Standl.
  • Oxybaphus hirsutus (Pursh) Sweet
  • Oxybaphus lanceolatus (Rydb.) Standl.
  • Oxybaphus nyctagineus var. oblongifolius A.Gray
  • Oxybaphus pauciflorus Buckley
  • Oxybaphus pseudaggregatus (Heimerl) Weath.
  • Oxybaphus pumilus (Standl.) Standl.

Flowers

In flower
May to October (from 91 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

More in Mirabilis

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.